Clinical Office - WWAMI Medical Education Program

Clinical Phase

Montana WWAMI provides medical education and training to students, residents, and practicing physicians throughout the vast state of Montana and gives Montana residents access to high-quality medical education and cost-effective in-state tuition. Montana offers a variety of quality clinical learning opportunities for medical students in large- and small-city, rural-community, and underserved practices throughout the state. In addition to quality learning, your Montana experience can bring new friendships, excellent recreational activities, and a chance to work and learn in some of the most beautiful and friendly communities in the west! More information can be found at Montana WWAMI - Montana's Medical School - UWSOM Intranet.

Montana Tracks

A track option gives students the opportunity to spend much of their third-year clinical training in one community, where they can experience and build relationships while training as a medical student in their home state. Montana offers students patient care tracks in:

Billings
Missoula
Bozeman

Students are guaranteed at least 24 weeks at their track site completing some (not usually all) of their required clerkships in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, surgery, and OB/Gyn. Dr. Amy Solomon in Billings, Dr. Chris Jons in Missoula, and Dr. Julie Topping in Bozeman are the track directors, as well as teaching physicians in their communities, and provide direct support and oversight of track and clerkship activities.

In Montana, there are two track options for students:

Patient Care Phase Track: Students can choose a Patient Care track in their third year where they will spend much of their third year in either Billings (the Billings Track), Bozeman (the Bozeman Track) or Missoula (the Missoula Track).

Explore & Focus Phase Track: Students can choose an Explore & Focus track where they will spend a good portion of their fourth year in Montana. They do not specify a community, but students are able to request multiple clerkships in a community in Montana to spend more time there.

The Montana WWAMI Clinical Office is available to assist with any questions about clinical training.